abduct



abduct (someone) from

To kidnap. Someone abducted that little girl from her parents' home in the middle of the night. I hope the dog wasn't abducted from our yard.
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abduct someone from someone or something

to take away or kidnap a person from someone or from a particular place, usually in secret. The thugs abducted the child from her mother.
See also: abduct

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Annabel['ænəbel]
TerriTER-eeEnglish
Borislavbah-ree-SLAHF (Russian)Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Medieval Slavic
JeffersonJEF-ər-sənEnglish
Valens-Ancient Roman
Manolamah-NO-lahSpanish